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Orange County Great Park CEO Mike Ellzey Unmasked

500 miles suddenly becomes a much shorter distance.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - The CEO of the 'Great Park" is charged with transforming a dangerous toxic Southern California military base, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, into a park for children and families. Talk about one Hell of a job requirement.

New information about missing money, an underling serving time in San Quentin, and a trail of unanswered questions, including years of unpaid rent to the city of San Francisco, is Mike Ellzey's most recent professional legacy.

Great Park Irvine CEO Michael David Ellzey
Investigation Reveals USMC Biographical Disparities and Much, Much More...

“Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus.” False in one thing, false in everything.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - The debacle stemming from the now-closed and heavily contaminated El Toro Marine Corps Air Station is taking a new direction.

Questions and research about the Marine Corps service record of the CEO of the 'Great Park' appear to paint an entirely different picture of a man who wants to turn the toxic base into a park for children.

Say a Prayer for the 3/5 Darkhorse Marines in Afghanistan

They are fighting it out in Afghanistan & they have lost 9 marines in 4 days; 13 since October.

(SALEM, Ore.) - "We are asking everyone to say a prayer for 'Darkhorse' 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their families." That is an email from our writer, Chuck Palazzo, another former Marine veteran, who lives in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Barstow Residents Warned to Stay Clear of Drinking Water

(BARSTOW, Calif.) - A Drinking Water Advisory issued by the Golden State Water Company warns residents in Barstow and surrounding areas to not consume any ice, water, beverages or forumla prepared with tap water.

Barstow is the home of a Marine Corps base. It joins Camp Lejeune and MCAS El Toro as a contamination site capable of causing great illness or death to those who exist near it.

So I was a Coffin

They said you are a spear. So I was a spear...

(SAINT LOUIS, Mo.) - Forward by Editor: War is Hell, and the only people who can adequately describe the experience are the survivors.

The amazing depth that this poem from a Marine Combat Veteran conveys, is only matched by similar works from others who were meant to survive; people like our writer Dr. Phil Leveque, who survived combat operation against the Nazi's in WWII.

Veterans Kept in the Dark Over Chemical Exposure

As it turns out, thousands of veterans and their dependents lived and worked on military installations that are now listed as EPA Superfund sites.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - DOD is the biggest owner of EPA Superfund sites. The contaminants and health effects of exposure are published on the EPA Superfund website.

A simple website hyperlink to military installations on the National Priority List (EPA Superfund), identifying the contaminants and health effects can save lives, but no one seems interested in setting up this hyperlink.

Hagan Statement on ASTDR Report Detailing Ground Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune

Camp Lejeune Marines illnesses firmly tied to base water contaminants.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - United States Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) has issued a statement on the new Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) report detailing ground water contamination at Camp Lejeune.

“This groundbreaking report provides scientific evidence to verify what our Camp Lejeune families have known for a long time—that the water on base was contaminated with harmful chemicals,” Hagan said.

Veterans Exposed to Chemicals Need to Know

Many if not most of the vets who served on the contaminated bases, don't know.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - For the life of me, I still don’t know why the Veteran Service Organizations have not published the list of 130 military bases on the National Priority List.

The EPA Superfund database is accessible from the internet and the health effects of exposure to many of the contaminants have been well identified.

ATSDR Report Sheds Light on Extent of Lejeune Water Contaminants

More than 160,000 former residents have added their names to the Camp Lejeune drinking water registry.

(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) - A report released Friday by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry sheds new light on the extent and variety of chemical contaminants that found their way into the ground and drinking water of sites throughout Camp Lejeune.

The 300-page report analyzes more than 18 sites of contamination located throughout the base, compiling data from hundreds of source documents and records.

Perpetual Tarawa Website Looking for a Few Good Marines

Commemorating the Second Marine Division's assault on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943.

(VICTORIA, B.C.) - The Web team at Tarawa Talk, tarawaontheweb.org, has an important project underway to pay tribute and express thanks to those veterans for at their participation in the Battle of Tarawa, 20-24 November 1943.